Dime Q&A: Tyreke Evans Talks Charity, Starting, & Goals For 2014-2015
Tyreke Evans’ debut season with the New Orleans Pelicans certainly didn’t go as planned, but it also didn’t go as you likely believe. As the team’s pricey free agent signee in summer 2013, Evans was...
View ArticleCoach Says Tyreke Evans Will Likely Start At Small Forward For Pelicans
When the New Orleans Pelicans signed Tyreke Evans to a four-year, $44 million contract in summer 2013, the basketball world wondered how he’d fit on the perimeter alongside Jrue Holiday and Eric...
View ArticleGIF: Tyreke Evans & Anthony Davis Dunk All Over OKC
We really like the Pelicans in the preseason. The addition of Omer Asik could go a long way to shoring up their defense and Anthony Davis, at 28-to-1 odds, is a really good bet for MVP. Plus, Jrue...
View ArticleGIF: Tyreke Evans Performs Impressive “Moonwalk” Travel That Goes Uncalled
It’s hard to be an NBA ref. We try our best to give them the benefit of the doubt, but they’re often found by fans to be lacking. Last night, when Anthony Davis was busy destroying the Wizards, his...
View ArticleWatch Tyreke Evans Find Anthony Davis For Dagger Reverse Slam Versus Jazz
Basketball sure is fun – especially when you’re playing well. Watch a hyped Tyreke Evans find Anthony Davis in the snug pick-and-roll for a dagger reverse jam to cap the New Orleans Pelicans’...
View ArticleWatch Tyreke Evans Hit The Game-Winner Over Three Raptors Defenders
The Pelicans weren’t expected to compete with the Raptors on Sunday. They were missing star Anthony Davis and point guard Jrue Holiday. But they had 2010 Rookie of the Year, Tyreke Evans, and he was up...
View ArticleAnthony Davis Is ‘The Special Man’ In This Absurd New Orleans Pelicans Ticket...
As we’ve documented extensively, local commercials can often be great sources of comedy, mainly for being hilariously bad. In particular New Orleans, a city notoriously rife with weirdos and...
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GIFs: Tyreke Evans Finds Anthony Davis For Clutch Alley-Oop In Win Over OKC
Anthony Davis Another one of the many, many benefits of playing with Anthony Davis: guards can throw lobs almost anywhere. Watch Tyreke Evans find The Brow for a soaring crunch-time alley-oop in the...
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Finally Finding A Rhythm: Tyreke Evans Talks About His Increasing Comfort...
If you’ve paid any attention to this surprise-filled NBA season, word has probably reached you about the continued growth of Anthony Davis, and the enhanced play of the Pelicans. There is little...
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Tyreke Evans Doesn’t See A Difference Between A Healthy Pelicans Team And The...
USA TODAY Sports The New Orleans Pelicans may have been swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the eventual-champion Golden State Warriors, but Tyreke Evans, one of a stable of talented...
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Tyreke Evans Underwent Successful Knee Surgery Tuesday And Is Out Indefinitely
Getty Image According to a New Orleans Pelicans press release, guard Tyreke Evans had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday and is out indefinitely. Though his doctors deemed the surgery a...
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Why Every Basketball Fan Should Care About This Season’s New Orleans Pelicans
USA TODAY Sports The 2015-16 NBA Season starts soon, preseason hoops are in full swing, and playoff prognostications have begun in earnest. Since season previews can get bogged down by team-specific...
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Pelicans Guard Tyreke Evans Is Likely Done For The Season With Another Knee...
Getty Image The 2015-16 season for the New Orleans Pelicans took another blow this week. According to a report by Yahoo’s The Vertical, guard Tyreke Evans will need surgery on his right knee and is...
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Tyreke Evans Is Officially Out For The Season After His Third Knee Surgery
Getty Image It was all but assured when he consulted with specialists on Wednesday, but now it’s official: After his third knee surgery in nine months, Tyreke Evans will miss the remainder of the...
View ArticleMarreese Speights Just Obliterated Tyreke Evans With This Poster Jam
Jamal Crawford is the Clippers’ reigning Sixth Man of the Year, but Marreese Speights has been a revelation for L.A. this season. The big man isn’t necessarily known for his athleticism, so it was a...
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Your Fantasy Basketball Guide To The NBA Offseason
Brook Lopez (photo. adidas) It felt like free agency started on draft night, thanks to the blockbuster deal between the Celtics and Nets. Then came the Knicks, who of course couldn’t be outdone (or...
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Why Tyreke Evans Needs To End Up With New Orleans
Tyreke Evans (photo. Nicky Woo) For all the rumors floating around, the first few days of free agency have been relatively quiet. However, the New Orleans Pelicans made one of the more interesting...
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Tyreke Evans Finally Traded To New Orleans In 3-Team Deal
Tyreke Evans (photo. Nicky Woo) Tyreke Evans will now definitely be moving on to New Orleans, as Sacramento, Portland and the Pelicans have agreed on a three-team deal. This is the perfect situation...
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The Summer Fantasy Basketball Fallout: How 12 Free Agency Moves Altered The...
Dwight Howard (photo. Mannion) Finally the Dwightmare is over and players are settling in to new deals and homes. There are still plenty of free agents to be had, namely Monta Ellis, Andrew Bynum and...
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Who’s Better: Tyreke Evans Or J.R. Smith?
Tyreke Evans (photo. Nicky Woo) If we’re classifying NBA players by their offensive style of play, you couldn’t find too many players further apart than Tyreke Evans and J.R. Smith. Take away the...
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Dime Q&A: Tyreke Evans Reveals His True Position & What Will Motivate Him In...
Tyreke Evans (photo. Nicky Woo) Not long ago, people referred to Tyreke Evans as a mini LeBron. We were talking All-Star Games, possible MVP selections and championships. But somewhere along the way,...
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The 2013-14 Head-to-Head Fantasy Basketball Top 50
Kevin Durant (photo. Nike Basketball) There’s nothing better than beating down a different opponent every week as opposed to the monotony of rotisserie. All of the trash-talking among friends is fun,...
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Jamal Crawford & Tyreke Evans Put On An Insane Dribbling Exhibition; Combine...
If you’re talking playground tricks and crowd-pleasing moves, Jamal Crawford and Tyreke Evans have to be two of the NBA’s best. The Professor dubbed J-Cross the most exciting ballhandler to watch in...
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The Top 37 Point Guards In Fantasy Basketball
Russell Westbrook (photo. Rob Hammer) While all of America is gearing up for fantasy football, we here at Dime believe that it’s never too early for fantasy basketball draft preparation. Over the next...
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Jamal Crawford & Tyreke Evans Have A Good Ol’ Fashioned Shootout
The usual cast of characters are scary, but imagining myself trying to guard Jamal Crawford is utterly petrifying. The Seattle native, along with Tyreke Evans, put on a show as the two combined for 88...
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The Top 40 Shooting Guards In Fantasy Basketball
James Harden (photo. @jharden13) While all of America is gearing up for fantasy football, we here at Dime feel that it’s never too early for fantasy basketball draft preparation. And while most believe...
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Video: Extended Look At Tyreke Evans & Jamal Crawford’s Epic 88-Point Duel
If you’re talking about the most exciting players in the league, Tyreke Evans and Jamal Crawford need to be mentioned. Their epic 88-point duel in Crawford’s Pro Am All-Star Game was one of the...
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The Top 10 NBA Point Guards Younger Than 25
Russell Westbrook (photo. Instagram/russwest44) While the position of point guard is considered one of the hardest to learn for players just entering the NBA, there is a coterie of youngsters who have...
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The 10 Players With The Best Handles In The NBA
Chris Paul, Dime #23 Ballhandling is one of the most essential attributes in basketball. Everything from the crossover to the Euro Step is valuable and used by a variety of different players in the...
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The Top 20 Shooting Guards In The NBA Right Now
Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant (photo. Nike Basketball) When I watched the video of Kevin Durant proclaiming James Harden should replace Dwyane Wade in Sports Illustrated‘s top 10 NBA players list, a few...
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The 15 Best Backcourts In The NBA
Damian Lillard (photo. Aaron Hewitt) The engine and brains of an NBA starting lineup rest with the point guard — the orchestrator — and the complementary role often belongs to the shooting guard....
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Dwight Howard Makes His Debut For Houston & Erroneous Reports Say He Was Ejected
Dwight Howard, Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons (photo. Instagram/houstonrockets) There was a lot of excitement last night despite it only being preseason. We finally got to see Derrick Rose back on the...
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The 2013-14 Head-To-Head Fantasy Basketball Top 50 – Preseason Edition
Dwight Howard (photo. adidas Basketball) Preseason stats don’t mean too much, but it’s great to finally have something to analyze. Our Offseason Top 50 was gathering a little bit too much rust, so now...
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5 Reasons To Watch The 2013-14 New Orleans Pelicans
Anthony Davis (photo. @antdavis23) With the start of the 2013-14 NBA season rapidly approaching, we thought it only fair to share what makes each team so exciting. Ontologically speaking, all 30 teams...
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The 20 Best Small-Ball Lineups In The NBA
Carmelo Anthony, Dime #53 Just a short year ago, we were blessed to watch the USA Men’s basketball team storm into London and pick apart each opponent with a variety of different tactics that...
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Z-Bo Leaves Grizzlies Game Early For The Birth Of Little Z-Bo
Zach Randolph (photo. Nike) There’s a strong history in the NFL of playing on Sundays despite the impending birth of a child. Not so with Zach Randolph last night when the Pelicans came into town to...
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5 NBA Players With More Shots Than Points This Season
Jrue Holiday (photo. adidas) The phrase numbers never lie is used a lot when referring to basketball statistics, but is this always the case? Whenever I see a player that scores 25-plus points in a...
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Who Dekes The Defender Better: Tyreke Evans Or Kyrie Irving?
Last night saw a lot of exciting action. The Bulls handed the Pacers their first defeat of the year and Ryan Anderson scored 26 in his return for New Orleans. But two players made defenders look...
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10 NBA Players That Fell Off This Season
Kevin Garnett (Photo. Gary Land) With an NBA offseason that’s about five months long, it’s always curious how much can change in such a short amount of time. Some players can go from unknown names to...
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15 Colleges That Produce The Best NBA Players
Derrick Rose (photo. Chad Griffith) With All-Stars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard running the league from an attention standpoint, it’s hard to argue that high schoolers can’t make...
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The NBA’s 50 Biggest Sneakerheads On Instagram
Damian Lillard adidas Crazyquick PE (photo. Instagram.com/damianlillard) It’s no surprise that NBA players are some of the biggest sneakerheads in the world. You can see them rocking the most exclusive...
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Tyreke Evans Answers Damian Lillard With The Game-Winner
Mo Williams, Tyreke Evans (Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports) It looked like another feather in the clutch cap of Damian Lillard on Monday night at New Orleans Arena. That is until Tyreke Evans...
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The Top 10 Candidates For NBA Sixth Man Of The Year This Season
Dion Waiters (Anthony Gruppuso/USA TODAY Sports) Being a great sixth man is all about energy. Currently, the NBA’s Sixth Man award’s criteria is quite simple: a player must play more games coming off...
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The NBA’s 10 Most Underachieving Teams
Steve Clifford, Kemba Walker (Cary Edmondson/USA TODAY Sports) There’s a clear difference in a team that’s attempting to tank and a team that is flat out bad. There are teams that are constructed to be...
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Report: League GM’s Believe Celtics Will Deal Rajon Rondo
Rajon Rondo, Tyreke Evans (David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports) Point guard Rajon Rondo is back on the court for a Celtics team vastly different than the one he last suited up for in the last few days of...
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The 20 Biggest Wastes Of Talent In The NBA
Eric Gordon (photo. Nelson Chenault/USA TODAY Sports) Every name in this list had the potential to be stars in the NBA but have yet to — or will never — reach it. The list includes players drafted high...
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The NBA’s 10 Best Rebounding Guards
Ricky Rubio (photo. adidas Basketball) Guards in the National Basketball Association can generally shoot and pass the ball well. That’s what their primary jobs usually consist of on offense and that’s...
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15 NBA Players With The Most To Prove After The All-Star Break
Deron Williams (Anthony Gruppuso/USA TODAY Sports) We’re more than halfway through the 2013-2014 NBA season, as the All-Star rosters are set. We’ve seen high draft picks not pan out, players playing...
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The 10 Best Ballhandlers In The NBA Right Now
Jamal Crawford (Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY Sports) Ballhandling is a skill that can define a player. Now that the game of basketball has been influenced more than ever by streetball played on the...
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NBA Players React On Twitter To Donald Sterling’s Lifetime Ban
Donald Sterling (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports) Earlier this afternoon in a live news conference, Adam Silver announced he has banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and is fully committed to...
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